My young grandkids love this place. You know, Happy Meals, prizes inside, play areas.

Well, this McDs insisted that everyone used the wonderful ordering, self-service, confusing POS kiosks. They had a 14 year old kid giving directions. I think it took 5 minutes to order for the 4 of us. You know, no pickles on mine, apple juice for the 3 yr old, no mustard on the 9 yr olds burger. .......

I asked the kid if we got a discount for doing someone else’s job. He looked confused.

The lines were long at each of the two machines. The comments ranged from “I’m out of here” to “Never again”

Our McDonalds have had them for at least 6 months now. I don't go there often, the first time was a little confusing, been there twice since and now it seems the easy way to go. You take a number and they bring the food to your table.

I’ve never used them but I like them for the principle of the matter.

I’d rather it take me 5 minutes to order than see $15 an hour minimum wage.

Have used them here in the US and in Europe. Fast, easy, no brainer.

I've only been in one McDonald's since they started using kiosks. They still had traditional registers taking orders alongside the kiosks. Did the one you went to not have registers?

I’ve learned to just eat their swill however it comes. They never get a special order correct anyway. If you want custom ordered food, I don’t think McNasty’s is the best venue.

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I’ve never used them but I like them for the principle of the matter.

I’d rather it take me 5 minutes to order than see $15 an hour minimum wage.

Yep, this entirely and eight days a week. It's FAST FOOD for Christ's sake, if you want someone to wait on you like a Hebrew slave, perhaps you should go to a much nicer place.

OR......

You can actively do your part to vote out all of the jack legs who think that $15 an hour is a good idea. This is unintended consequences of horrible socialists being voted into state and local positions. I refuse to blame McD's for it, because the politicians called down the thunder, and Micky D's have now discovered exactly how much money they can save. Bravo.

Being angry about having to so "someone else's job" to the point that you think you deserve some type of discount because in 2018 you can't operate a self serve kiosk on your own without the assistance of a 14 year old kid is just silly. The libs wanted this, and it was predictable. If I don't want to punch in my own order, I will simply have the self control to not go there.

Next, I just can't wait until they get a machine that can make my Filet of Fish sandwich and actually get the cheese centered on the patty and not 3/4 of it stuck to the box.

Yeah, I'm sure that Typhoid Mary washed her hands before using the touch screen. Heathens that got all the trophies out of their nose and wanted to share? The toilet seat may be cleaner than this technojunk.

The local Racetrack gas station tried these after remodeling. Asked if it was too much trouble to be able to talk to a live person instead. They were gone in less than a month.

WaWa has these, simple easy fast and efficient

I order my breakfast burrito, fix a coffe, go pay and it's generally done by the end I've I'm back to pick it up

Btw the apple fritters are excellent

I just walk up to the counter and hand them $8... And tell them just give me whatever you feel like, because you never get my order right anyway.

My fast food whine:
I belly up the cash register and confront my adversary. I then ask for a cheeseburger, a side and a drink.
Then comes then inevitable question:
Do you want that as a meal, a basket or combo?
My response: I don't care what form or packaging the food will arrive in, as long as it includes what I ordered.
Marketing.

Some of you are making this harder than it is. Either because you aren't smart enough to order fast food or because you just like being an asshole to some poor dumbass minimum wage worker.

Some minimum wage workers are pieces of shit who don't have the intelligence or desire to be anything else but some are just high school kids trying to make a buck. Either way I don't need to fuck with them to feel better about myself.

Download the phone app and order via it.

Rather have a kiosk than an idiot. I've used them in the US and abroad without problems. As far as the dirty touch screen goes-do you really believe that cashier handing you change wiped his ass?

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
I just walk up to the counter and hand them $8... And tell them just give me whatever you feel like, because you never get my order right anyway.

Yep. I’d deal with any machine they have if it would increase the odds of everything I ordered coming out correctly.

Used them with no issue. They are a bit convoluted as the one I used in Israel had seemingly endless options but it helped with the language barrier. Like others said, if it helps get the order right I'm all for it but even so, since I order my burger with only cheese I have had times where the grill slip was on the box (meaning the cashier did their thing) but still got the burger made wrong.

My local McDonalds is in a retirement community and ALL the customers are 65 and up with walkers.

There could be 5-10 people in line, but the kiosks are open and available. I get my order in AND get my food quicker than had I waited in line.

I like the kiosk.... shrug.

No pickles special order? WTF? Toss em in the trash after you remove them. They don't demolish a burger. And who the hell doesnt like pickles anyway?

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
My local McDonalds is in a retirement community and ALL the customers are 65 and up with walkers.

There could be 5-10 people in line, but the kiosks are open and available. I get my order in AND get my food quicker than had I waited in line.

I like the kiosk.... shrug.

No pickles special order? WTF? Toss em in the trash after you remove them. They don't demolish a burger. And who the hell doesnt like pickles anyway?

I agree with you about the pickles, but my son hates them. To me it's not a burger without pickles. But some people may also be allergic to them so just picking them off may not be an option

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
Some of you are making this harder than it is. Either because you aren't smart enough to order fast food or because you just like being an asshole to some poor dumbass minimum wage worker.

Some minimum wage workers are pieces of shit who don't have the intelligence or desire to be anything else but some are just high school kids trying to make a buck. Either way I don't need to fuck with them to feel better about myself.

Whoah.... a bit harsh man. Just having some fun here. But, I will say my local McButtcrack is packed with the most worthless bunch of mouth breathers ever. They are always out of something, or screw up the order every single time. Every time. They have twice given us sandwiches with no meat, just a bun with ketchup and lettuce. They can't make a well done muffin to save their fucking lives. We eat way too much fast food, and this place has a 99% failure rate. I have banned them from family ordering I hate them so much.

True story .. 100% true... My wife loves their unsweetened tea. She had just had some medical treatments and asked me to get her one on my way home. I went through the drive through and ordered a large coke no ice and a large unsweet tea. My buddy was with me and said at least they can't screw this up. I laughed and said let's bet. ... I got a coke with ice and a sweet tea.

And these fools want $15 an hour? Bring on the kiosks. My local Hardess has had the kiosks for some time now.

There's an easy solution to all these various gripes about different aspects of fast food: Don't eat fast food!

With the exception of Chick-Fil-A, which I eat at a few times per year (and which we all know is in a whole different league when it comes to quality/service/etc.), I can count on one hand the number of times I've eaten at a fast food restaurant in the past decade, and I'd still have fingers left over.

There are any number of other options for acquiring food that are just as easy and just as quick, while being healthier, better quality, less apt to get screwed up, and quite often cheaper.